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Dummerston’s best subject grades are an A− for health, incomes, and history; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. On incomes, just 10 of Vermont’s 172 towns do better. 18% of the land in Dummerston is conserved, above both Vermont’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Naulakha and West Dummerston Covered Bridge. Dummerston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dummerston beats most towns.
Where Dummerston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Dummerston is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,501 in 1790, a low of 570 in 1920, 1,865 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1845 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dummerston, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Dummerston.
Dummerston beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 27% of adults have obesity in Dummerston, below both the Vermont town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Dummerston.
| Dummerston | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Dummerston | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.5% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 16.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dummerston SchoolsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 171 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dummerston. 4.5% of Dummerston residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Brattleboro (35%), Putney (3%) and Newfane (3%).
| Dummerston | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 16% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Black Mountain Natural Area, 797 acres with 3.9 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Mountain Natural Area | 3.9 mi | 797 |
| 2. Deer Run Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 244 |
| 3. Canoe Brook Nature Preserve | — | 123 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dummerston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Dummerston’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Dummerston home is worth about $391,000, up 1.5% in a year, close to the Vermont typical home. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Dummerston. The median rent in Dummerston is $1,392 a month.
| Dummerston | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,392 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dummerston. Close and well known come first.
25 mi MountainMount Monadnock
35 mi MountainMount Greylock
16 mi Ski areaMount Snow119 runs · 1,648 ft vertical
35 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
20 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
30 mi MuseumMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary ArtMount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dummerston
About 1 of every 100 Dummerston residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
4 places in Dummerston on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Dummerston.
Town in Vermont, United States
Dummerston is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census. It is home to the longest covered bridge still in use in Vermont. Its borders include three main villages: Dummerston Center, West Dummerston, and East Dummerston.
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6 towns share a border with Dummerston.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dummerston | — | — | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Brattleboro | #66 | D | C− | D | C+ | A− |
| Putney | #42 | B− | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Newfane | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Marlboro | — | — | D− | — | C+ | A− |
Dummerston, Newfane and Marlboro have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dummerston, Putney, Newfane and Marlboro report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dummerston with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.4 years of the area's median household income ($72,217 across the Brattleboro, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including George Aiken and Ronald Read.
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